Usability/User Experience

Introduced by researchers from the University of Sussex, the term “digital outcasts” describes users with disabilities who are left behind as technology advances. This presentation will explore emerging technologies (mobile apps, games, virtual worlds, etc.) as they apply to barrier-free digital products in the healthcare sector, cultivating greater social awareness.

Much of our work has to be usable across many different audiences. Come hear Ginny Redish discuss research on specific groups (low-literacy, high-literacy, elderly, and others). And learn from Randolph Bias about how to use remote usability testing procedures to reach your many audiences.

Good products become great products through continuous user feedback. Usability evaluations yields maximum benefits if they are methodologically correct and implemented in a timely manner given the constraints of your product development schedule. In this session you will learn the basics of usability evaluation planning, test design, moderating/facilitating, and reporting.

How do we move from research to design to development without losing sight of the user experience. This session looks at specifying UX artifacts for team members to glean meaning from our work. How does experience design specify its output in a way that developers can code and business can understand how the UX relates […]

Tell (and believe) the story of your transition! Learn to assess your transferable skills, position yourself in the local market, and hold your head high in pursuit of UX jobs.